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Tanya Hosch appointed to the National Library of Australia Council

10 Oct 2025

The National Library of Australia is delighted to welcome Tanya Hosch to its Council.

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Seven librarians of the National Library sitting or standing around a table talking, smiling and looking at laptops

Researching your family history remotely: Discovering the Library’s eResources

08 Oct 2025

Online genealogy resources make it easier than ever to dive into your family history from the comfort of home.

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Book cover featuring an abstract work by artist J.W. Power

Study of avant-garde artist J.W. Power to be released by NLA Publishing

02 Oct 2025

The remarkable and little-known story of Australia's most accomplished artist of the interwar European avant-garde.

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Katherine Bennell-Pegg standing next to plant samples in a lab

Louise Whelan, Portrait of Katherine Bennell-Pegg for the Women in the space industry pictures collecting project, Adelaide, South Australia, 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3445292386

Women in the Space Industry collection launched online

01 Oct 2025

Explore oral histories and portraits of trailblazing Australian women working in the space industry.

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Book cover with the title 'This is Us' in large white text, the subtitle 'Essential Australian Poems for Young People' is red text and illustrations of Australian children on an orange background

This is Us: an essential addition to every young person's bookshelf

01 Oct 2025

New poetry collection from NLA Publishing is an essential addition to every young person’s bookshelf.

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Film poster for Brazen Hussies featuring a woman, yellow background and women's protestors, with pink and purple protest graphics

Brazen Hussies documentary film poster, and cover image, Unfinished Revolution by Virginia Haussegger, 2025 (detail)

What's On in October 2025 at the National Library

23 Sep 2025

Film screening, writers festival, school holidays and more this October at the Library.

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Group of Papua New Guineans in traditional dress, including feathered headpieces, at the Independence Day Celebration.

Terence and Margaret Spencer, Independence Day Celebration, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145645567

Papua New Guinea: 50 years of Independence

16 Sep 2025

Explore parliamentary debates relating to the Independence of Papua New Guinea.

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Part of the cover of children's book 'The Legend of Jessie Hickman' featuring a woman sitting on a horse, which is standing on its back legs, holding her hat up

The Legend of Jessie Hickman: Australia's 'Lady Bushranger'

02 Sep 2025

The story of Australia's 'Lady Bushranger' is bought to life in a new picture book from NLA Publishing.

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A stack of books showing the spines of selected titles shortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

A selection of titles shortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

What’s On in September 2025 at the National Library

26 Aug 2025

September is a month for reflection and learning at the Library.

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Action shot during a netball game as a women jumps up to prevent another from scoring

Rachel Bach, New South Wales player Jayda Grant preparing to shoot during the inaugural First Nations Netball Tournament, Melbourne, Victoria, 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3433581878

Photographs of the inaugural First Nations netball tournament

20 Aug 2025

View photos from Australia's inaugural First Nations netball tournament, now in Trove.

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Illustration of a bunch of golden wattle

Ellis Rowan, Acacia pycnantha Benth., family Fabaceae, c. 1880, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138784565

Australia’s hardcore flora

19 Aug 2025

Hear from author Tania McCartney about her mission to show young readers the secret superpowers of Australian plants.

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Portrait of Nora Heysen sitting at a desk and painting

Harold Cazneaux, Portrait of Nora Heysen at work,1939, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145509450

Australian artists in the Second World War

15 Aug 2025

Explore 2 different examples of artistic responses to the Second World War.

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